THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the coffee.

A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had some items in
front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty
  mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.   He then asked
the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into
the jar.  He shook the jar lightly.  The pebbles rolled into the open
areas between the golf balls.  He then asked the students again if the jar was
full.

They agreed it was.
 


The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.  He asked once more if
the jar was full.

The students responded with an unanimous “yes.”

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table
and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty
space between the sand.

 The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to
recognize that this jar represents your life.

“The golf balls are the important things - your God, your family, your
  children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions —
things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your
life would still be full.”

“The pebbles are the other things that matter — like your job, your
house and your car.”

“The sand is everything else-the small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room
for the pebbles or the golf balls.”

“The same goes for life.  If you spend all your time and energy on the
small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important
to you.”

“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.  Play
with your children.  Take time to get medical checkups.  Take your
partner out to dinner.  Play another 18.  There will always be time
to clean the house and fix the disposal.  Take care of the golf balls
first, the things that really matter.
 
Set your priorities.  The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented.

The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.  It just goes to show
you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always
room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”

Always a nice reminder …

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